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Shadow Paddy: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Shadow Paddy is a 6-year-old gelding by Shadow Gate, trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy. He has won 7 of 14 starts, for £34,799 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 1f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 45% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:40 at Gowran Park on 3 October. His best performance rating is 127, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 50%
  • Prize money £34,799
  • Best rating 127
  • Official rating 136

Where Shadow Paddy runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:40 Gowran Park Like A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) —

Shadow Paddy form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) Class 1 2m 2f Good To Yielding 1 — 5/2F G B Noonan 136
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Lee Strand Novice Steeplechase (Div I) 2m 1f Good To Yielding 1 — 5/4F G B Noonan –
21 May 26 Limerick Mann Family & Richard Egan Electrical Beginners Chase 2m 4f Good To Yielding 1 — 9/4 G B Noonan –
10 Apr 26 Aintree Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft PU - 40/1 G B Noonan 133
18 Oct 25 Limerick Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m 5f Yielding 1 — 5/4F Simon Torrens 121
25 Sep 25 Listowel Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Good To Yielding 1 — 9/2F G B Noonan 113
27 Aug 25 Bellewstown Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good 4 7.75 11/1 G B Noonan 113
17 Jul 25 Killarney KPH Construction 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m 4.5f Yielding To Soft 10 45.75 9/2F G B Noonan 114
29 May 25 Limerick Richard Egan Electrical Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Good 1 — 15/8F G B Noonan 103
14 May 25 Tipperary SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m 1f Good To Yielding 1 — 11/1 G B Noonan 95
26 Dec 24 Limerick Signsplus Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 10 69.25 100/1 G B Noonan –
8 Dec 24 Cork Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle 1m 7.5f Soft 6 42.25 125/1 G B Noonan –
3 Nov 24 Cork Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 7 22.5 50/1 G B Noonan –
12 May 24 Killarney An Excellent Choice (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 1f Good To Yielding 5 27.75 33/1 Tom Kelly –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) at Galway (IRE) on 30 July 2026. Pecked at the 1st - up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - minor error 4 out - threw down a challenge 2 out - pushed along in 3rd after the last - 4th and hard at work 1f out - ground on to hit the front inside the final 100 yards and asserted.

Shadow Paddy by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
17f 3 2 67% —
20f 2 2 100% —
20.5f 2 0 0% —
18f 1 1 100% —
24.5f 1 0 0% —
21f 1 1 100% —
19f 1 1 100% —
16f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —

Shadow Paddy by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Yielding 6 5 83% —
Good 3 1 33% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 1 100% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Shadow Paddy by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Limerick 4 3 75% —
Killarney 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 1 100% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 1 100% —
Aintree 1 0 0% —
Listowel 1 1 100% —
Bellewstown 1 0 0% —
Tipperary 1 1 100% —

Shadow Paddy breeding

  • Sire Shadow Gate (JPN)
  • Dam Supreme Island (IRE)
  • Damsire Heron Island (IRE)
  • Breeder Dermot Condon
  • Foaled 19 April 2020

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